Christmas at Old Fort Concho

Each year, Fort Concho hosts Christmas at Old Fort Concho, a three-day event filled with shopping, displays and living history.

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A re-enactor known as Pinky sits along the Sutler Row side of the parade ground during Christmas at Old Fort Concho.

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Buffalo Soldier 1st Sgt. Richard Brown with Company A of the 10th Cavalry at Fort Concho awaits the start of the light artillery demonstration during Christmas at Old Fort Concho.

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Danny Wilde (left) and Brandon Graves, 4, inspect one of the Howitzers on the parade grounds at Christmas at Old Fort Concho.

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Smoke begins to settle after light artillery soldiers give a demonstration on the parade grounds at Christmas at Old Fort Concho.

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Brittany Preston (left) is shown how to needle felt with wool by Judith Lester in the Quilter’s Loft at Christmas at Old Fort Concho.

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A man known as Pinky uses a sun carving technique to etch a child’s name into the stock of a toy rifle during Christmas at Old Fort Concho.

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Faith Gutierrez sits atop a longhorn named Rooster Cogburn, which is being held by Gayland Hall, during Christmas at Old Fort Concho.

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Tom Nurre, of the Fort Concho Enterprise vintage base ball club, takes a swing at a pitch by Tyler Coplen, playing for the San Angelo Kids, on the parade grounds during Christmas at Old Fort Concho.

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Patrick Golden, from left, Wyatt Golden and Sandra Thorne walk across the parade grounds of Fort Concho to take part in the light artillery demonstration during Christmas at Old Fort Concho.

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Tom Nurre, of the Fort Concho vintage base ball club, warms his hands before the start of a game on the parade grounds at Christmas at Old Fort Concho.

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A 12-pounder Mountain Howitzer sits on the parade grounds at Fort Concho as Jerry Johnson (left), of the Fort Griffin Light Artillery, talks with Jim McNabb of the 5th Texas Light Artillery during Christmas at Old Fort Concho.

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Nine-year-old Paris Conley feeds a horse grass on the parade grounds during Christmas at Old Fort Concho.

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Ronnie Hartman, of the Fort Concho light artillery, prepares for a howitzer demonstration on the parade grounds during Christmas at Old Fort Concho.

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Light Artillery re-enactors fire their gun-howitzers on the parade grounds of Fort Concho during Christmas at Old Fort Concho.

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Six-year-old James Wellborn tests a bow on the Sutler Row side of the parade ground during Christmas at Old Fort Concho.

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Ray Hernandez, also known as Chief Broken Eagle, represents the Tonkawa Native Americans at Fort Concho during Christmas at Old Fort Concho.